Stock-fitting machine



Oct. 2, 1930. w. D. sH'AFFER 1,778,963

I sTocK FITTING MACHINE Filed April 28, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet l Oct. 2l, 1930.

W. D. SHAFFER STOCK FITTING MACHINE Filed April 28, 1924 3 Sheets-Smet 2 Fig. 2. Y

ASTOCK FITTING MACHINE Filed April 28, 1924 I5 Sheets-Sheet 3 V` f Ari-example of1adoubleflippedinsole ofV the' Economy type ,mayAV be `foundfinvr United-fA I ie , er.; vAft) Y' andarrange the lip-Setting -instrumentalities fto insure theapplication of pressure `or .impact at the .bases Vofboth of the'inner and' Y outer lips.:Suchactionykhowever; ii;r i}`)o ses l considerable strain on the between-siibstan'ce'l f fs.

raienied oct. 21, i930 WALTER n. srrAFFEie, on CHICAGO, rLLfINoIs,Y As'sroivonro unrrnnsnonivrAoHrNnnY I* ooai?onArion,l onlrarnnsoir nnw JERSEY," A ConionArrorr oEjvNnw -:rnr"isnir silicon-FITTING `ivrAonrivigi L l .Application filed Apenas, i924. 'serial No; vosges;

This inventionlrelates to improvements in sole iitting machines; The invention is herev in illustrated aseinbodiedin' a machine for I turning ,upand ,setting the lips yoij doiible-;

lipped insole.y blanks such as 'arei'isedinniake g ing which is ikn'own as Economyinsoles.

States Letters PatentvfNO, 849,245', granted April 2, 1901, upon applicationot A.j E. Johnson. .The insole described in this patent com-rv Y k:prises a body portion of leather having inner, 'H andouter channels cutthereinso as to'fornn.

atnone side'oi1 theinsole innerE and outer channel flaps orlipswhich aregad'apted to be turned outwardly from vthe body of the injv ysole and Vsecured together under-pressure by means of` cementto' provide any upstandingj sewing rib adapted to be covered by reinforc-` 'i ai ing fabric; i v

United StatesLetters PatentN granted VJanuary 23. 19173vupon application o'fr.l lildohnson,y discloses'a machine Oia typeheretofore lrscommonly employed j for setting the lips ofidouble-lipped Economy insole blanks. vIn machines ofthel type'j'ust4 referred to, cooperating lpresser 4rolls r are provided'for pressing thee-cemented lipsto; gether ras the'lipsarev fed between theriOlls 51e. after iirst-fhavinfg beenfv-raised vand turned backwardly toward 4each otherby suitablevlip Y turning devicesY Thepressuregrolls insuchv .machines "are arranged .so vias -tofelgagei the `exposedA vside of eaclilip-throughout the entire :5 width of the lip-and the degreegofgpressure; Y app-lied .to the fbaseofeach lipisfullyasl great vas thatf'app'lied vto tlieffother portions of the lips.` Other types 'of vmachines lhave f falso been employed for s etting-thelips 'of in'A 17a sole blanks, hereinaiter'referred. Sto asin-lV Tsovles` but invariably so .iarasfl amawvare,`-r` n y by said member and,conse''(V1i`ueiivzly-fl the -Vbe.-

particular care has beenftalen-to construct andphas a tendencyto weaken it, particularly when stock of 4inferior,-qiiality is being oper;

' vention. is to provide; improved means for Vperforming a lip-settingjoperation upona double-lippedinsole withoutimposingiin'due strain upon the. between-,substance andthus, 5 t ,tol avoid possible -wealxe'n'ingifv ofy the between-Y substance and consequent;impairing'oilthe1:

strength vof the sewing rib. Y .To the. Vaccomplishinent ift/his I y '.featureof the invention consists-inthefprof '50" Y vision, in a. soletting maehi'ne,.of lip setting v ,devices having opposedsurfaces iConstructed and arranged to. engagefthedipsofadouble lipped insole throughout the upper portions only o the 1ips,` andactuating*means-lione lowermost portions ofthe 'lips' and 'thereby y stance'.V VIn the preferredzembodiment of the invention ,herei'n illustrated, the l'lip-setting Y means, vvcomprises, outer and inner lip-setting K vmembers, or hammersfwhich are A.adapted to 1` engage -the outer and inner?" lips .1 respec`tively, ,andwhieh cooperate .progressively 'to press causing said-devicesgto" apply' pressure tothe 1 n upper portions only of ther lips ^toset the-lips` 1in raised position: Without vcompressing the Y,

the "lips: together andto setA them .inthe ivdev cated, said members being operated simultasired upstandin'g position. V"Tothisendiboth lip-setting members are continuously reci}`; ro,4v v. Y i

neouslyin opposite directions and cooperatI f ing to' compress theinsole lips between thema-l r and-thentoreleaSe the lips so that ,the-insole#v v il' 'may bev advanced "relatively tothe lipfsetting members vTo insuregagainst .possibility-"101i:yk ,y Y

Vweakening the'betweensubstanceby pressure Y Y applied to thev'basesofthe lipsT'in accordance with the feature, ottheinvention above re- 1 Aferredrto7 the vwork-enga'ging face ofone of `V- '7.thelip-settinggi,membersv is shaped sothat thelj" lower 'margin ofv the 'lipiwill vnot ibe engaged i 'l tween-substancev vrwillejtnotr` be :compressed-o1" I thev lip,- -:Preferably',vr andas illust'rated,"this.V

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inner members even though theinner member is adapted to engage the inner lip throughout the entire width of the latter.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention the work is supported upon a freely rotatab'leidisl-lilrework table and is fedover 'the table by means of a driven feed wheel arranged so that its .periphery will engage .theV upper face of the feather of the insole,

the work table supporting `lthe feather and being spring-pressed upwardly s0 that the feather is yieldingly gripped between the.

table and the driven feed wheel. Y

It is desirable that thefeather Vshall be bent,

`backwardly'somewhat' from 4the channeled face/of the 'insole `toins-ure that theVV feather "willl not interfere with the passage Vof the circular needle through the sewing rib during theinseam sewing operation in the welt Isewing machine and also lfor the purpose'of ',dishingl'thennlipped facfefof the insole soV "that the insole will" fitjbletterv upon thevlast.

-For the purpose of bending backwardly the feather of the insole',rand in accordance with f table".V 4Preferably the feed disk is arranged to engage the featherthroughoutthe entire*4 width of thelatter. so as to insure the formationof a'sharply defined angle at thejunction f =1 of the feather with the outside lip. f Toins'ure thatathe feed of the sole shallnctV be appreciably interrupted each time tlie'lip# Vsetting members move into pressingr engagei ment with" thelips, said members,in accord# f ancewith a yfurther feature of the invention,

arejmoved through paths inclined orv oblique of Vthe lip setting Vmembers are also inclined 1 toward the direction of feed of the sole so that r. ateach operative stroke, the lip-'setting mem#` bers have a component of movement in the @direction of feed. 'In carrying out Vthis fea-1Vv 'tu`re,the angle of thestroke of the lip-setting members is so calculated that the feed Yof the ,Y sole is notappreciably retarded -byrthe repeated the lips.;

ethemachinewhen the work table `is depressed? 'togfacilitatethe remoi'fal of l'a .fpieceof workf: fuor vthe"introduction.of a newpiece of worlfz' iritoj' thev machine, and to the provisiony of: -V v"meanswhereby the lrate offfe'ed ofV thefworlI-f maybe varied or the feed arrested :at thewilirfl perator,.irrespective! ofthe vertical.V

, V Other features vof `the inventiony relate te he provisionof 4means. for 'automatically position'of the feed table.

i 'l The `inve ntion willbest be'understoo'd a description of the preferred embodimentV thereof, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which :--f

AFig. Vl isv a perspective View, partially broken away,of the head of a machine construct-ed in accordance with the present invention; y v

"Fig: 2 is a perspective view, partially broken away, showing particularly vthe treadles and associated mechanism forz raisving Vand lowering theworlr table and for starting and stopping the machine and varying the rate of feed; i

Fig. 3 is avie'w, partially in side elevation and partially in section,- showing"the, workV ,SUPPOltlDg andffeeding means, and the 11psetting devices; Y v l Fig. 4 is a vdetail View, on an enlarged scale,

1 of the operating instrumentalities, illustratingthe i manner :in whichthey operate Y upentheworl', i Y

`Fig. 5 fragmentaryview,partially in plan and partiallyV in section, :showing V the 4 work-feeding and lipf'settingj.instrumentalities and parte-of the actuating mechanism for thelatter'; and y Y. Fig. 6 is a detailelevational-view ,show-V ing part of the actuating mechanismfori'the inner lip-setting'memben .l l

Y "Referring` vto the-accompanying drawings, vthe work engaging instrumentalitles of theA machine therein illustrated comprise a freelyjrotatable',` circular work or feed.V table l0,

`V.driven feed wheel 12 arrangedto engage ,theV feather .of anfinsole S Aand to Vcooperate'.

with the feedtablelOto feed the insole, a. rei fciprocating outer'flipsetting' member or'ha1nyber 14 for engaging the outer lip, and a reciprocating inner liprllsettingv jmember or` hammer 16 for'eiigaging the inner lip of thein-` rsolefsaid members being movedsimultaneouslyY inV opposite directions .and beinglarranged `to, cooperate witlr each otherV progressively to raise the llips and` turn themb'ack againstSeach.other. as the sole isfed 'and to compressthe lips aftertheyjhavebeen turned iin 'naled'inherizontal bearings carriedlby the l1ead i8., lhe'main shaftfOisprovided with I slowing down orarresting the.'operationjof.;

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allowf-'speed pulley 2a anda liig'hispeed p'ul-v ,ley 26, said pulleys .beingrotatably.inounted k in spaced relation upon the yshaft and adapted to be connected, by separatebeltsZS andf30,V

.with a( 'suitable source of power. The" shaft bedrivenfb-y means of the belt 30 'or 'by ineans 122'carries'at-oneenda pulley 32'which may The tablef is .pressed upW feedfjwheel 12f byimeansi'of a coiled springy -160"Whieh'surrounds the stein yt'he loiver 4 'end-:of the 'springbearingfagainsta 'col-lar 62 f f .While 4the;upper;end'of theispring engages a 'thrust collar 64 which is pressedsupvvardly by thefspring against lthe ybearing S52.v 'Ihe'geol- 1j supports theI-springf() andjlrests upon theoppesite ends'offaf key-70'vvhiehfextendsf, p: through vertically elongated slot '72 inthe 5 s;em' d8, thelreylbein'g adj nstahleni) and c llevvn f- .fin v'said slot te @varytheftensicniY offthe spring f-lfbylglneans' jof vertical adjusting screw threaded livithinethe ilowerextremity ofthe" stein` 48 fand provided With a lo'elr nut 576 forf l :securing the screvrain usted position?. Up? #Ward movementnfthe feedztable- 10,1 'under ftliel innencegaftheilspringlGO, is imited by le, means Qfragstep :screw-f itboughi a-,fportion `o i Y' f 137.723,963

.en d. 36', respeCtivcly,m -a de in zthe form of frnsto-conical shells and dispesed in-fcoaeial Y relation to the-shaft QO. Splined-l to the shaft 20, between the driving'clntchjmembers 3i and 36, is aj driven clutch member having, at:4 opposite sides thereof, [inclined` annular clutch faces140. anddQ forfcooperation'with the inner faoes of-thehollew clutch members 34 and '136; respectively.. The driven-ciutch positionto enable the operation of the maf 'chine tobe completelysarrestedxif'desired. l The feed table 10 is in the. form'of al disk having the'margin'offitsrupper face'soinefv 1What-.conve`vly curved transverselyof its pey`riphery v"as indicated at 4-6 for the purpose of imparting acorresponding .transverse Curva- .turevto the marginforf'feather ofan insole. The ltable isprvided With afdepe'nding stem 748 *which isjournaled in 'bearings '50 ,and 52. "The bearing is fixed to' the head -18 and the` stem of the ffeed table Eis slidable Vverticallyinssaid bearing. Thebearing@ is.y

2;?? separatedfrom"the feed :tableby'means'of a vthrust ycollarbeland*isfcarried byxa slide' iwhiehfis movable in a vertical ygnidevvayl 58 (Fig. 2); carried by:thel'ieafd '18,'thi-sffconf. struction Yen abliiigftfhe .table toib'e raised Hand f lowered :fforthef'pnrpose of.y adjustingitxto operate nponzworlr fof ,different thicknesses. fThegslideS isyprovided" Withfa. vertically@ f 1 elongatedfslt159 toavoid inte rference'withv the main shaft- QOL springlljvhich forces theV clutch toward theliigh-speedpulley 26,'and aepair'ef elutchoperating fingers ligezte'nd aiiallyV thronghthe hnbef theffhighspeed p'ul'leyf and arearijangedtolbear againstenegside of@ thefclutclimemberi 38. The fingerslig are i der at the upper end of the slide 56. By" lturning the screw 78 the upward limitof trnovement of the feed table maybe varied- The feed table isdriven from themain shaft 20 through intermeshing beveled gears 82 and 84, 'the gear v82 being fast on shaft 2() and the gear- 842 being connected 'to the rstein d ef the feed table by means ef the key 270 v yEhe hub of the gear 8-/r-1sslotted,` as shownat-S, to receive tl'ie'liey 705 the slotv 86 being elongated tofper# mit the longitudinal movement 'of the stemV 48 relatively to the gear 84.

featherofthe insole as the insole isbeing fed.

Thefeed Wheell is fixed onan inclined shaft 88 journaled inthe bearing 9() and connected L j by intermeshing beveled gears92'with ashnrt.

' horizontal shaft i945 vvliich in'g turn. is 'cen-' `V nected through intermeshingispur gearsy96 Withthe main shaftQO.` A

To enable' the feed-table 10ft@ bedepressed to facilitate insertion of Work between' thefV i table land feed WheellQ-,the-slide 56 carrying the bearing 52 is arranged to be operatedby` f 'means of a foottreadle 100 (Fig. 2). i 1 end thetreadle 100 is piveted at1l 0 2to alir'ed bracket and connected by nieans'ovf a link 1 '104I with a lever 106,' the `lever being full`crume'd upona fixed stud 108 and itsforward' endbeing arranged te engage @shoulderl atthelowerendof the'vertical slot 5 9, inthewol slide 5G21) Norinallyjtheftrefadle@10Qislield in eleva-ted positionby means `efla springfjll i v eonneeting theftreadlewith` al portioniof the Y head 1 8 By depressing `tlfiertreadle 1( )O.tlie `v slidef, tegether with the bearing S25-"Will be moved downwardly While release of fthe tableyis lowered bydepressienef said treadle, g theYarra ngeinentV being snclny however' that.`

when the table is ferced downrvarelly/ byfinsv f creased thicknessof the work, suchgmovement fefthe table ,ivillnot 'l operatethe clutch 38.' 'llo 'enablethe- Y clutch 38 tobeoperated7 as?I above described, 'the nub., `of the fiewfspeed 1 pulley 2li is recesse'dat'lit tefrecei've `a coiled ng'e'niber'BS f .The feed Wheel l2 is vformed with ajperphery Whichfistransversely concave te cooper; g ate with the transverselyconvex face 46 oftheV Vfeed table l0 to bend or mold baclvvardly-the To this` treadl'e-iperniits-- the table "te `:rise untilgy lits j arm 122 bearinga tongue 124 which engages Y within an annular groove 4126 1n the hub of the pulley 26. rEhe disk 120, together with the clutch operating lingers 1,18, is adapted to be moved in directionto disengage the Vclutch member `38 from'the driving clutch member 42, by the action of cooperating Y wedges 128 and 130 which are relatively larranged asbest shown in F ig. 2, the wedge 128 being carried by a vertically movable slide 132, and the wedge 130 being supported upon the wedge 128 withY provision for bodily movement toward and from the'` pulley 26.

Suitable thrustwashers 134 are provided between the disk 120 and the adjacent face of the wedge 130. vThe 'slide 132 is suitably guided for vertical movement Vand is aper-` tured at 186 to receive the rear-extremity of the lever 106, the arrangementbelng such that Vwhen the lever 108 is rocked Vby the treadle Y 100 sofas to lower the feed table, the rear end of 'the lever will be lifted to `operate the )34. Because of the vertical slot 59 in the slide .56, it will be apparent thatfdownward movement ofthe rfeeditable caused by an'increase j, in the thickness ofthe work will not operate the lever 106A andconsequently will not result in movementof the clutch member 38 and, therefore, will not operate to Vstop Ythe machine. .l f Y V *Y Provision is also made whereby'the driven. clutch member 38 may be shifted toneutralV position temporarily to stop the feed of the s worln or may be moved into engagement with the-low-speed Vdriving clutch member n 1 V 1 oto cause the vwork to be fed slowly, inde 'Sole sonot abruptly arresteabythe ,engagependently of movement of thefeed table. To

this end, a secondfo'ot-,treadle, 138, isp'rog" vided, this treadle being pivoted'at 140, toa p fixed bracket, having its rear extrenty'connected bya rod 142 with the'slideg132. ,The treadlef138 carries a yieldingv abutment 144` Yadapted to engagethe floor when the treadle Vis'depressed sufHc-iently'to shift the driven` clutch memberBS into neutralposition. The

abutment 144 is ada-pte'djtofyield to permit Y' low vrate of .speed ofthe Work-feeding and further depression ofthe foot treadle 138V to enable the driven clutch member 38 tobev shifted into engagement with' the low-speed driving clutch member 34.` In this waya op llip-setting instrumentalities may be effected when operating around the toe'or other'fmore orwless abruptly curved portion ofthe stoleV v.Vrnargin, or the feed maybe stopped-whew" ever desired. Upon release of the treadle vspeed driving clutch memberrrin which condition itis normally maintained by said spring.; y Y L The outer lipfs-etting member or hammer 14 andy the 'inner'lip-settingmember or ham'- mer 16 are movabletowa-rd each other from positions at opposite sides of therline of feed of the lips of the insole for thepurpose of setting' the lips inl upturned positions with theirupper portions face to face-contact. These members 14 and 16 are shaped'to raise the lips andfturn them back progressively` as the sole is fed. To-enablethe lip-setting members to perform this lip turning opera-V tion,the end'srof theilipsfmaybe manually turned back and introduced in this condi- Ytion between said members which will there-` after operate to turn the lips progressively as the'lipspass between them. To facilitate the lip turningoperation, the pol-tionsy'ol.V

surfaces of the lip-settingmembers first engaged bythe lips are '146 and 148 ingFig. 5:'

The lip-setting vhammers' 14 and 16V are moved simultaneously toward the upturned` Vlips tocompress theflipsbetween them and the inwardmovements of the hammers are. repeated in rapid Vsuccession-as the'sole is fed.` In order that therepeated engagements of the hammers 'withthe lips shallnot appreciably retard the feed ofthe sole, the

hammers areV reciprocated in .paths inclined" relatively to the lips in the Vdirection ofthe hammer and the pvostmov'e inwardlytoward ing hammers, these membersmove forward-v ly inthe direction of feed a vshort jdistaince, v I

as .welles-inwardly toward each other," and accordingly the :forward: movement .ofthe ment ofA the lips.

lip-setting .members f with Vthe As in mer 14 and the' inner'hammerl` are Acarriedy roundedas shown at feed of the sole w'ithfthe result that as, the

by slide bars 150 and1152, respectively, which portedfby the headl 18 and inclined so that as the hammers moveinwardlytoward the lips V they-also havefa component of movement in the direction of feed.` "The'slide bars 150 and and 160 which are rocked by eccentrics 162 and'164 fast4 on suitably .mounted shaftsv 166 scription offoneof these mechanisms will 'sufiicefor both.' lThe lever-160 is fulcrumed in- Vtermediate.its ends upon Va :tixedi- Pin 176y and e the Vvopposite-endsofthe leverfare l `mgitiidil .l nally slotted,V toV receive slide blocks 178 and"V ,Y are mounted inguideways 1541 and 156sup- -V i V152 arereciprocated by'` means o-f leversV 158 Y Y f fclined downwardly toivardthe sole ina plane A vparallelto the ,face of the feed Wheel" 12,f'and.

180.f ;The VAb lock'178 is pivotally'connected'- Withthelaterally offset rear extremityof the gk slide bar 152 and therblock v180,is carried vby the eccentric 164. Rotation; of the eccentric.g 7164 reeksthe lever lQf214.14511;recproCat.esthe-i Vslide har 152 bearingr theainner lipsetting hammer` 16. In asimilar manner the lever? 158is lrocked by the eccentric 162 torecipro-gr cate the slide-bar v150 Abearing the'outerlip-Q 'setting hammer 11j. The guidevvay 15d-fis'in-v` thgi-ipgspaced fromthe upper vsurfacel Qflthe the guidetvay 156 is somewhat inclined doyvn- Wardly toward its 'reareXtremityKFig l)l to insure vthat the, hammerY 16;Will engage# the base oftheinner vlip which isglrverthanthe shaped andoperated to engage therespective,

flatornnchanneledportion ofthe upper face of theinsolel The hammer 1 4 is secured to the 'slidegbajr' 150 bynieans of a 'screvvf 182 (Fig. 5)'-vvhic h extendsthroug'h a slot181`in thefshank ofthe-hammer, said slot'jpermit-f ting adjustment of theihamner relatively tof the slide.bar inaccordance with the thickness of the lipgand the amount of. pressure desired to be imparted.'tothe lip.,j rThe hammer; VV16l tive slide bar i152. l'The block-178carriediby the slide bar 152isadjustab'lysecured to the shanlrof which extends? through a slotlSS infr vthe slide bar. By flooseningfthe-screw.186,

the 'bloclrl may loe,i adjusted in fthe slotted,

end of theY lever k1620 tovarythe=lengthfofr stroke of the post., .f1-similar adjustment.l

5', may be made for'varying the length jof vstroke f of the hammer 14. -The lip engaging face. of'V the hammer f1.6 `may be` beveled, as.' shown yat 189m Figit, thebe'tterto conformto the angleo-f theex'posedfface of ythefinner lip.

ln accordance vvithfan importantifeature of theprese'nt invention, provision isfmade isbeveled orzout away, as indicated'-at190inf= Figi 4, s o that 'thev pressure Wll1be concen- Vtrated at the upper portion of the lip; -v'llhe pressure vvhichis thus 'confined fto the `upper 1 portions of the lips vvill be sufficient tosettlie lips in upturned-position'a'nd Whenthev sole' is subsequently operated upon in the machine 'which applies the reinforcing fabric thereto', the lovver portions' of the lipsiyvill beV subject-y;

ed to pressure so thatthe.lips'Will-be pressed together throughout their'full Width.

Having thus described the invention,v what l claim as nenT andE desire 4t() k Secure byfLetters Patent of thefUnit'ledaStates is ifi 1; In a machine ofithef class deseribedlipg f, said member' andfhaminerr.constructed and f v' arranged toniovesaidy members snnulta'nef settingdevices Ihaving j )ppos'edl ,surfaces con- 1 of a doubleelipped insole, a' hammer fong'e A easing theuprer perten Qnlre theeuteffhp structed andfarranged'to engage the lipsof-a double-lipped insole ,throughout v the upperr portions only of thelips, and-actuating means vfor 'causing' said devices 'to-.apply pressure to the portionsl only` of the lips to set lips in raised positiong 4 Inga machinehofythecoe i.

operating instrumentalities for setting the f-lifpe L01'? e deuble-lpned .ineeleaeed@emailing me'.elleleerrlv therefor, f said .neerumenteltes; beinggnivable toward each otherto'raisethe ,l

lips of a doubleflipped insole and set themgin fecero feeeeenteetendbeng ebepedl-ie1lderf rangedto apply pressure onlyto .portion of sole:

tively upon-theinner and outer `lips of' a `doublelipped finsole, one .of` said .tools being" -lipped insole, yon e'. of saidtools -beingpconstructed and. arranged to j avoid' engagement 'with the vlip at the levelof the b etvvfee:r 1 ys1 1bfy *A stance,y andmeans for operating saidtools t o set vthe lips in 'upturned position.. f

,5; In a machine ofl Athe :lass describ'edylipi-i;

setting instrumentalities cooperating toygcom talities having portion of its lipengagi-*ng l lip threes-.heut lSuba-anti,ellyenla.tllefeetel 'belief-.ite Wiet-leerd meenefelt-.eperetng 85,

'f'f press betrveenithemandset facelto,fa ee `.`'f f Contact .the inner and'outer-lips-of.adouble- Y face cutaway to avoid applicationofpres- V sure to. thebetWeen-substance, 4and meanseforn feeding the insole past said instrumentalitiels.

6, `Ina;machine ofthe class described,j af member for. eneee'ne theinnerurtemed lip.

ating-Withsaid'member to deliver successive l 11o pressure impacts. against said upturned lips.

a. machine ofthey classgdeseribeigaz member iter .turning 11p Y the' inner ,1in-Ote i double-lipped insoleand reciprocating;-

hanimer for turning up theonter lip-of the insole, said member and 'hammer being-con str ,uctedAV an'darranged tOengage/ and com-Qy press zthe uppery marginalv portions only lof@ saifdjlipsyr andmieans for moving saidlm'emy.

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member er engaging i.

ofthe 'inslo`le, and, means for reciprocating o usly against oppositesides. of'said lipsfl l Lef adonde-lipped neele, and .e reciprocating,

u nular margin for engaging'one side of the" f ranged to engage respe'ctively'the innerand feather of a double-lippedinsole,said margin being shaped to impart# atransv'ersely moldedcontour to thevfeather, kmeans for {dri-ving the Workftable,a driveii'feed vvheel vli'z'i'ving a marginal portion for engagingthe j 'opposite-side of the Vfeather vand cooperating ,Witliysaid table tofeed the Work, the marginal portionof the feed vvheelr having Va transverse l:contour complemental-to that of the opposed inargiiial'portion of said table, reciprocating y lip-'setting hammers V,constructed and arouterlips ofthe insole and to cor-operate'to set the lips in upturned positioiis,and`rneans .Y forV imparting glipsetting movements to .each

of said haii-imers` l i Y K f 10. lirainachine of the class described, the

VVc'oinbination with lip-turning and setting inzistri'inientalities ofia driven rotatablevvork supprtin'gftable havinga beveledmargin for engaging tlieffeather of ltheV insole, and a vdriven feedwheel for engaging the opposite f sideof the feather and'cooperating-Witlithej -Wardly the feather of the insole. f

. Work supporting Vtable to feed the Work, said" feed livv'heel having a beveled face -coinple mental to the beveled face of saidtable for cooperating-rv`vith the lattento bend' back-` ll In ainachine of the class described,

v ineans'for continuously-feeding ali-ppedin sole a-ndturning up the lip thereof, and reciprocating members movable simultaneously tovvvard the upturned lip of the insole through u paths inclined toward the direction of feed Ato set the lip in upturned position Without appreciablyinterfering with continuity-of VofA the` insole as it is being fed, saidfmenibers Y being movable through paths inclined inthe' insole; i v g. "'llLfIn ainach'ine' of the 'classdescrib'ed,v.l Y 6),

direction of feed of theinsoleto enable the` lip-settingoperation to'be effected vvi'tliout substantial'interference with the feed of the 5 means for' continuously feeding a :double-- lipped insole, a reciprocating'meinberfor en- Y l gaging the outer face of tlie outer lip, a second` reciprocating member for engaging the `inner v face of the inner lip and cooperatingvvitli the f firstmember to set the lips in upturned posi# tion,""and'i jguideW-avs for saidv l reciprocating' members-inclined :toward the direction of feed of-lthe insoletorfiinpart to said members' vzaico'inponent'of-'inevement in the direction ofi "fe-ed as'the-membersmovetowardthe lips of tlieinfsole." v Y Y Ina machine-of-the class described, meansxffor continuously` feeding Va doublelipped insole, a reciprocating member for en# gagiiigthe'outer facefofthe outer lip,-a sec; ond reciprocating member for i engaging the opposite directionsvto impart repeated .presf sure' 'impacts against the' lipsto compress the lips between them, said members being mov# ablein paths inclined in the directionloffeedr so that the compression ofthe lips will not materially retard vthe feed of the insoleg V16. Ina machine `,of theclass described; a`

supportfor engagingtheunlipped face of a lipped sole, a reciprocating member arranged to engage the inner side ofr'thelipfaiid movable toward the ,lipV inapath inclined to the direction of feed to set the lip in -upturned position and also movable 'tovvard saidi'support raslit moves toward the and a rounded surface on said membersliaped to raise thelip and. tjurn it progressively as the sole' is movedpastsaid member. i f `17. Inia machine of the classV described, a

Vtable for. supporting fa Ylipped'V insole resting vvitlizitsuiilippedface on the table,.and a [reciprocating member movable tovvard the innerfface ofthelip and'dovvnvvardlv to- Ward the: table and having a surface inclined i Vinner -faceoffitheifinner'lip, and means forv .j operating saidf Vmembers simultaneously-l in relativelyto the direction ofmoveme-nt of;

saidl memberfor vengaging the lipv to set it in upturned positionsubstantially at right angles'tothe face yof the sole.

18.5Inf`v a machine -of the class described,a

rotatable'l tableV for supporting a doublelipped` insole, Ameans cooperating .with V'said table t'o feed the `insole'and coinpressethel feather, and reciprocating" vmei'iibers VVeach movablertovvard'and fromfthe lips, said meni-V bers cooperatingto turnback the lips andto setthemin upturned vposition substantially perpendicular to Vtheface of the sole, both ofV said rmembers beingniovable also in paths iio incl-ined'downwardly relatively to the plane Y of the insole. y

192 ln amachin-e-ofthe classdescribed, Y i means=for supporting a lipped sole While it is'lbeing fed-.tlirough'the machine, and a reciprocating member movable "transversely v tothe length of the lip :to set the lip inV upturned position and movable in a path inclinedrin theV directionof feed of .the *sole as said member moves tovvardv Vthe lip.`

2O.` I'n'a imaeli'inelof the class described,`

means forZsupp'ortingland feedingfaflipped,` sole,- fanda reciprocating member movable Y transverselyito the length/of theV lip to set' the` lip in upturned position, saidv member-- havingfa componentof movement inthe di rection of feedof' the sole as it moves inwardly toward the lip. 1 2l. Iii/a .machine of the class described,

means for supporting and 4 feeding a lipped Y sole, and membersmovable transversely to the length of thelip `atopposite sides thereof and cooperating to set the, lipliii upturned" position Y saidVmembers beingV movable inV paths inclined in the direction of feed of the sole as they moveinwardly toward the lip.V

*22. ln a machine of thelclass describedya rotatable"table fora` supporting al doublelipped insole, means 'cooperating' with said v table to feed the insole and compress-the feather, and reciprocating members movable transversely of the length Vof. thek lips and co-v operating to-set the lips in upturned position., both of said members being movable'also Vin paths inclinedin'the direction ofgfeed of the insole' as they` move downwardly" relatively to the plane'of the insole.V

23.1ln a machine of ther classdescribed',

means, for feeding a, lipped sole, lipsetting members located at oppositesides ofthe lip of the sole, vand means for repeatedly moving said members throughipaths inclined Vrela-v tively to the length of the' lipintlie'direction ofy feed int-o positions tor'set'the lip `in turned rback-relatioii to the sole.

'24. ln a machine of the classdescribed, lip-setting members slidingly kmonntedyand adapted toV engage-opposite' sides'of'the'lip of a sole, and means for sliding saidmembers inwardly to set the 'lip in Yupturnedposition,

said members having their lip-engaging faces shapedtoenable the 'members to raise and turn back the lip as the sole isvfed.

25. In a machine of the class described. `means for supporting and feedingfa 'lipped sole, and members movable transv'erselyof the length of the lips and cooperating-to set the lips in uptnrned position, both of .said i iiiembers `being movable in paths inclined 'both `downwardlv and'in the direction of ing relation, and mechanism fordisconiiecting the'drivingmechanism from the Vfeed members when said last-named meansis op-` erated. Y

27.111 a machine of the` class described, means. for operating -upon a lipped insole to set the lipin upturned position, cooperating feed members mounted for relative movement into and out of work feeding relation,

vdriving mechanism normally connected with the feeding members, means for rrelatively Awhen the table is lowered.

" moving the feedmembers outof` feeding relation, and mechanism `for disconnecting the driving` mechanism Yfromy Athe feed` members when saidlast-named means is operated. 1

28. In a machine of the class described,

means for; operating 'upon a lipped insole to i.

set thelip in npturned position, cooperating feedl members mounted for vrela'vtive movementinto and out of work feeding relation, i

4driving mechanism normally connected with Y the lip-setting means and the feed men'ibers, means for relatively moving the'feed meinbers out of work feedingrelation, and mech- -V f ani'sm for disconnecting'- the driving mechai nismfromthe' feed members when-said lastnamed means is operated. i 1

29. In'afmachine ofv theclass described,

meansfor operating upon a lippedinsole'to set the 'lip' in iipturned position, cooperating feed 'members mounted-for relative movementi into and out ofwork feedingrelation,"y driving mechanism normallygc'onnected with the lip-setting means'and the feedamembers, l

means fer Vrelatively moving the feedinembers out of-work feeding relation, and mechanism 1 for disconnecting f the drivingv mechanism from the feed members vwhen'said last-named means is operated andv also at other times under thecontrol ofthe operator. f

' v80.- In a machine ofthe cla`ssdescribed ,`anl

instrumentality for operating upon-'a sole, Vcooperating `fee-ol devices-arranged toy engage oppositejsidesof-the sole andmouiited for-'l frelative movement 'into vvand out of; feeding j relation, variable speed driving.' mechanism normally connected to' actuate said-@feed de= vices,v means for' relatively-moving 'said feed devices out of feeding-relation,connectionsv between said means and said drvingmecha- I nism: for disconnecting the driving mechanismfrom ythe feed devices when said means iso'pera'ted', and means-acting through said p connections'tooperate said driving mecha-V- nisinto 4 vary the rate of feedat the will of the opera-tor. Y 31,111Y a machinetoftheclas's described,

means foroperating upon ailippedinsole-to'- Viio set Athe lip in upt-urnefd position, a rotatable` work tablev capable lof being raised and low-v` ered, a feed device arrangedjtocooperatewith the'work table when the latter is in raised position to feedtheworlr, means underthe conz ytrolthe operator for raising and lowering the workv table, a ,t ivo-speed driving mechanism, andmeans'V for-` connecting said mechanism with thefeed device when the table is raised and disconnecting it'fromthe feed device ,32. Iii-.a machine 'of-the class described,

means for operating upon alipped insole to Vset thelip in upturnedposition, a rotatable work' table capable of being' raised .andlow-1 ered, a feed device arranged to cooperatei with the work table jwhen then-latter yis in `Y raised Vpositionto feedthe work, means under Y means for raising the table into position forV the work to be fed and operated uponbysaid y.

thecontrol of the operator for-raisingl and lowering the work table, a two-speed driving mechanism, and means for connecting said mechanism with .the lip-setting` means when the table 4is raised and discomiectingl said mechanism from the lip-setting means tool, a shaft, a constantly rotating driving clutch.membernionnted to turn freely onsaid shaft, a driven clutch member splined on said shaft and normally held in engagement'with the driving-clutch member, and connections between the Vdriven clutch member and the table for disconnecting said Aclutch memf.

bers whenrthe table is lowered. Y

34. Ina machine of the class described, a

tool-for operatingupon a piece of work, a

verticallyrmovable work table, means-for raisin and loweiino` the table means for cooperating with said table to feed the work,

means for raising the table into position foi'V the work to be fedand operated upon by said tool, a shaft, aconstantly rotating driving clutch. member mounted toturnfreely on said shafta driven clutchV member splined on saidshaft and normally held inengagement Y with the driving clutch member, andconnections betweenlthe driven clutchinember and 'the table 'for disconnecting said clutch membeis when the table is lowered, and means for J v disconnecting said'clutch members .independi-V 1 ently of movement of said table.'

Vthe shaft.

35..' In a machine ofthe class described, al' tool for operating 'upon a piece of .work,laV

the class described, al

.clutch member withthe shaft. Y `In testimony whereofiI `havesigned my the workito be fed and operated upon` by said tool, a shaft, high and 1 lowv speed driving clutch members mounted V,to turn freely on said shaft, a driven clutchr` member splined on :said Vshaft 'between thedriving clutch members and normally connecting the high speed clutch member with Athe shaft, a device `for shifting the driven clutch member, means for operating` said shifting device to disconneet the-,high speed clutch member from the shaft when the .table is lowered, and auxiliary means `foroperating Vsaid shifting device V.to connectl the low speed clutch member with the shaft. i l y V37. Ina machine of the class-described, a -tool foroperating upon ,av piece of work, a

vertically movable work table, means for raising .and `lowering the table, means for,

cooperating with said table to feed the work, means for raisingfthe tablelintoposition for the work to befed and operatedupon by said tool, a shaft, high and low speed driving `clutch members vmoiinted to Yturnfreely on said shaft,.a' driven 'cliitch member splined on said shaft between the driving clutch members and normally connecting the high speedy clutch member with the shaft, a device for means forraising the table into position for y shifting thedig'iven clutch member, and a foot treadle connected with said shifting device and movable to one position to disconnect the high speed clutch'member from the shaft and` to another position to connect the low speed name to thisspecification.

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vertically movable work table, means for.`

raising and lowering the table, means for cooperating with said table to feed the work,

means for raisingthe table into position for the work to be fed and operated upon by saidvr tool, a shaft, high and low Y speed :driving clutch members mounted to turn freely on said sliaft,a driven clutch kmember' splinedr*` on said` shaft between the `driving clutch members and normally connecting the high` speed clutch member with the shaft, a device forshifting the driven clutch member, means for operating said shifting device to disconneet the high speed. clutch member :from the Y Shaft when the table is lowered, and means for operating said shifting device independently of movement of the table for discon-` necting the high speed clutch member from 36. In a machinegof the class described, a

toolfor operatingV upon a piece of. work, a"

vertically movable work table/,jmeans for raising and lowering the table, means forrcooperating with said 'tabletofeedthe work, f

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